http://www.teamrunningfree.com/blog/2008/09/24/crank-the-shield-3-day-mtb-stage-race-sept-18-20/ Running, Triathlon, Adeventure Thu, 09 Feb 2012 03:45:36 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.2.1 http://www.teamrunningfree.com/blog/2008/09/24/crank-the-shield-3-day-mtb-stage-race-sept-18-20/#comment-9850 Kevin Wall Tue, 14 Oct 2008 04:20:29 +0000 http://www.teamrunningfree.com/blog/2008/09/24/crank-the-shield-3-day-mtb-stage-race-sept-18-20/#comment-9850 Hey John, great report, but I don't think you mentioned the bogs enough!! I definitely agree with you that we got a lot of value for the money. Hard to imagine that it could have been run any better. Word is that they will change it up next year and even cut bike trails for it to avoid much of the ATV trails. I would go up there just to help 'break in' those trails; it is a beautiful place to ride! Thanks for being a great partner for this race. I am looking forward to stepping it up next year for some tri's, o-cups and longer distance races. Maybe even a team event or two. Hey John, great report, but I don’t think you mentioned the bogs enough!! I definitely agree with you that we got a lot of value for the money. Hard to imagine that it could have been run any better. Word is that they will change it up next year and even cut bike trails for it to avoid much of the ATV trails. I would go up there just to help ‘break in’ those trails; it is a beautiful place to ride! Thanks for being a great partner for this race. I am looking forward to stepping it up next year for some tri’s, o-cups and longer distance races. Maybe even a team event or two.

]]> http://www.teamrunningfree.com/blog/2008/09/24/crank-the-shield-3-day-mtb-stage-race-sept-18-20/#comment-9622 John Yip Fri, 26 Sep 2008 01:03:09 +0000 http://www.teamrunningfree.com/blog/2008/09/24/crank-the-shield-3-day-mtb-stage-race-sept-18-20/#comment-9622 Hey harper - had the course been dry it would have been a ripper of a course. I think the bogs might have turned a lot of the pure MTBers off. Day 3 was particularly hard on the body - much rougher than some of the days @ TRC. Thx Denise yes enjoyed hangin with the boys and riding my bike and not working for 3 days! BTW Bill Logie snores. Hey harper - had the course been dry it would have been a ripper of a course. I think the bogs might have turned a lot of the pure MTBers off. Day 3 was particularly hard on the body - much rougher than some of the days @ TRC. Thx Denise yes enjoyed hangin with the boys and riding my bike and not working for 3 days! BTW Bill Logie snores.

]]> http://www.teamrunningfree.com/blog/2008/09/24/crank-the-shield-3-day-mtb-stage-race-sept-18-20/#comment-9621 Harper Forbes Thu, 25 Sep 2008 23:35:51 +0000 http://www.teamrunningfree.com/blog/2008/09/24/crank-the-shield-3-day-mtb-stage-race-sept-18-20/#comment-9621 Nice work Yip. I was one of the "price tag" skeptics, thinking $750 to ride on cottage roads and ATV trails was a bit of a rip-off but I will take your opinion into it... maybe for next year.... Think it will be back? Nice work Yip. I was one of the “price tag” skeptics, thinking $750 to ride on cottage roads and ATV trails was a bit of a rip-off but I will take your opinion into it… maybe for next year…. Think it will be back?

]]> http://www.teamrunningfree.com/blog/2008/09/24/crank-the-shield-3-day-mtb-stage-race-sept-18-20/#comment-9619 Denise Thu, 25 Sep 2008 20:55:52 +0000 http://www.teamrunningfree.com/blog/2008/09/24/crank-the-shield-3-day-mtb-stage-race-sept-18-20/#comment-9619 Hey John, great report, sounds like you really enjoyed it! nice work. Hey John, great report, sounds like you really enjoyed it! nice work.

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